Big Event Bowlero Bowling Center
- BEK (Backup Emergency Kit)
- Cherry Hill, NJ
Project Background
On June 2, 2023, the Big Event Bowlero Center had a lightning strike about 8pm that knocked out the power line going to the building. Immediately all the lights and systems went out in the Center. But all of the 4-foot troffers in the bowler’s area of the Center came back on due to the 2,700 lumen BEK Emergency Backup kit!
Solution
For years the Center had power failures and the Emergency Bug eyes on the concourse would come on with its big 12-volt DC battery back-ups but did not do much to light that big of a building. Immediately the customers would start turning on their mobile phone flashlights but before that they had nothing. This situation was frustrating as well as an created an unsafe environment for the customers.
Four years ago, Magnilumen Plus with back-up battery drivers and 15 watts of power lasting for at least 90 minutes came along. The owner figured that he could install a kit in every other fixture in the Bowler’s area and if a power failure occurred, there would be 2,700 lumens of light (15W x 180 lumens) with no diffuser in each fixture.
One patron took the picture of the Bowler’s area and it appears to have worked like a charm! This powerful safety combination helped to solve a problem that plagued the business and its customers for years.